Animals
Food and drink
squid, cuttlefish noun
- bplaa mid
- mùek low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
How to use it
To Thais a squid is an "ink fish", ปลาหมึกbplaa-mùek, and the word covers cuttlefish too; on menus it's often just หมึกmùek. Grilled squid on a stick, ปลาหมึกย่างbplaa-mùek yâang, is a night-market favourite, dipped in a green chilli and lime seafood sauce. An octopus is a "giant ink fish", ปลาหมึกยักษ์bplaa-mùek-yák.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- pla muek
- pla meuk
- plamuk
- pla muk
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